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Title: QUEEN MOTHER AT LINBURN

Reference number: 6026

Date: 1964, June 25

Director: d.ph. Norward Inglis

Sponsor: The Scottish National Institution for the War Blinded (?)

Production company: Norward Inglis Production

Sound: sound

Original format: 16mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 16.57 mins

Description: The Queen Mother visits workshops operated by the Scottish National Institute for the War Blinded at Linburn. She meets many of the workers as well as those who run the Institute and is presented with straw back chairs made at Linburn before leaving.

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Credits: The Scottish National National Institution for the War Blinded.
Film production by Norward Inglis.
m. 'The Linburn Air' specially composed for Linburn by Sir Arthur Bliss, Master of the Queen's Music and played by the Military Band of the 1st Btn. Gordon Highlanders

Shotlist: title and credits preceded by brief shot of Military Band of the 1st Btn. Gordon Highlanders playing 'The Linburn Air' (2.28) c/u flags; Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother arrives by car at Linburn. She is greeted by Sir Maxwell Inglis of Glencourse (Lord Lieutenant of the County of Midlothian) and the President of the Institution, the Duke of Buccleuch; Lord & Lady Haddington; Mrs Osbourne and Mr. J. G. Osbourne (Chairman of the Institution) (3.58) Mr Osbourne escorts the Queen Mother, who meets members of the Council and Executive Committee (including General Sir George Gordon Lennox, the Commander in Chief, Scotland and Governor of Edinburgh Castle) (5.00) the Queen Mother visits workshops and meets those who produce goods, including those who make lampshades (including Fred Lang from Lesmahagow, Ian McMillan from Islay and Angus MacIntyre) (5.35) Queen Mother visits metal department where Jimmy Paterson from Glasgow displays his wrought ironwork; she inspects a metal 'carry chair' (6.54) the woodwork department where 'Mac' from Dundee shows garden bird equipment (7.46) Matt Howat, shows her a teak garden seat (8.00) the upholstery department, where Jock Bain from Fife tells her of his work (8.44) gvs selection of handmade articles in showroom (9.31) exts, the Queen Mother is introduced to Matron and her staff, she meets assorted Linburn men whose departments were not visited (10.41) the Queen Mother, accompanied by Mr. Stirrit (Superintendent of the Glasgow Workshop) walks on lawn, watched by crowds of guests and onlookers (11.38) she greets representatives from various regiments (12.24) Queen Mother greets Ian Anderson, an ex-pilot officer who served with Dutch Home Guard in Sumatra (he is completely paralysed and strapped in bed) (12.40) modern Orkney type chairs and table are presented to Queen Mother by Johnny Gray and Jimmy Bryson; she signs visitors book (13.34) Duke of Buccleuch orders three cheers for Her Majesty, she accepts and then walks away (14.29) she says goodbye and departs graciously in car (15.58) the lunch marquee is seen in foreground with in attendance (16.10) after lunch guests are seen milling about, en route to go and see workshops (16.42) The End (16.57)